Mark Roca still remembered that when the two of them were competing for free kicks a few days ago, they still needed Jiang Xiaochen's translation to communicate between them. Only a few days had passed? Xia Ruofei suddenly greeted him in Spanish, and his pronunciation was quite standard. This made Mark Roca feel a little like he was dreaming.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "I've learned some simple Spanish these days. I can barely communicate!"
Beside him, Wu Lei had a look of despair. He looked at Xia Ruofei and asked, "Big Brother Xia, what are you talking about?"
He came to Spain a few days earlier than Xia Ruofei, and during this time, he had insisted on learning Spanish. Every day when he returned to the hotel after training and games, he had to take at least one or two hours of Spanish lessons.
But until now, Wu Lei had only learned some very simple words and memorized a few football terms. For example, in the conversation between Xia Ruofei and Mark Roca just now, he only heard the word "good morning."
And Wu Lei was very clear that Xia Ruofei had only started to learn Spanish for three days, and he had already reached such a level.
Originally, Xia Ruofei, a person who had not even played professional football for a day, had beaten him, a professional player who had received systematic training since childhood, in terms of free kick footwork. It was already enough to make him depressed. Now, even his language talent was so much worse than the other person's. How could he live like this?
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "It's just a simple greeting! Lei, you have to strengthen your Spanish learning. If you want to stand on the team in the future, communication with your teammates is essential! "
Wu Lei said gloomily, "Big Brother Xia, it's not that I'm not working hard enough, but you're too good … How did you improve your Spanish from zero to this level in three days? Your language talent is too scary, isn't it? Why are you so good at everything you do? Could it be that you saved the Milky Way in your last life? Standing with you, the sense of defeat is too serious! "
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "As long as you work hard enough, you can do it too!"
Wu Lei was speechless for a while. He thought to himself, "I don't see you working that hard!" Haven't you been flipping through Spanish dictionaries and mumbling along with the video tutorials for the past few days? Good talent is good talent …
Xia Ruofei glanced at Mark Roca, who was beside him. Naturally, Mark Roca had a confused look on his face. He had no idea what the two of them were talking about.
Xia Ruofei explained with a smile, "Wu is asking me for advice on learning Spanish!"
Mark Rocca gave Xia Ruofei a thumbs-up and said, "Mr. Xia, you're the most talented person I've ever met in languages!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and waved his hand. "You flatter me! Rocca, go and change your clothes! We'll head to the training ground first! "
Mark Rocca quickly said, "Wait! Mr Xia, I was just about to ask! You're wearing this today. Are you … "
Xia Ruofei's signing with RCD Espanyol had always been confidential. Other than the club's management and manager, the only one among the players who knew about it was Wu Lei.
Although the Spanish sports media's report on the signing caused a wave of heated discussion in Huaxia, it did not cause much of a stir in Spain. There were only a few articles in the newspapers, and the players themselves did not pay much attention to such news. Therefore, no one in the team knew that Xia Ruofei had become their "special teammate."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "You'll know in a while! Go and change your clothes first! Maybe I'll give you a surprise later! "
Since Xia Ruofei was going to play in the away game against Valencia and had to participate in training today, the coaching team would naturally announce that he had joined the team. Therefore, everyone would naturally know by then.
Mark Rocca nodded with a confused look on his face, then went straight to the locker room. On the other hand, Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei jogged to the training ground to warm up.
Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei jogged around the training ground to warm up, and after a while, Mark Rocca joined them.
Soon, the players arrived at the training ground one after another. When they saw Xia Ruofei in his training uniform, their expressions were the same as Mark Rocca's. They were all confused.
However, the coaching team quickly answered everyone's doubts.
Before the training officially began, Ruby gathered everyone together and said, "I'd like to announce something to everyone! From now on, Mr Xia will be a member of the team. He will wear the number 25 jersey and fight side by side with everyone! "
As soon as Ruby said this, the RCD Espanyol First Team players could not help but be stunned. Their faces were full of disbelief.
One was a club executive who wore a suit and leather shoes, while the other was a professional player who always smelled of hormones. How could these two identities be linked together?
Ruby continued, "Of course, Mr Xia is busy with work, so he can't stay on the team all the time. Therefore, he will only play for RCD Espanyol in some key games. In two days, Mr Xia will contribute to the team with his superb free kick footwork in our away game against Valencia!"
After Ruby finished speaking, everyone finally came back to their senses. They quickly applauded to welcome Xia Ruofei's arrival.
Mark Rocca had the most direct understanding of Xia Ruofei's free kick footwork. He was also the most welcoming of Xia Ruofei joining the team. His hands were almost red from clapping.
Of course, there were also people who were more perfunctory in applauding. In fact, they did not think much of it in their hearts. This included the young players from RCD Espanyol's youth training, Merendo and Puado. They felt that Xia Ruofei was purely playing around and was not serious at all.
Puado, in particular, had just been promoted from the youth team. He was a peripheral player in the First Team. Sometimes, he would sit on the substitutes' bench for a few minutes. If he was lucky, he could get a few minutes of playing time in the final stages. If he was unlucky, he could not even get on the substitutes' bench and was directly excluded from the squad list.
Puado's position overlapped with Wu Lei's. After Wu Lei's arrival, his position was even more marginalized. Therefore, he was not very interested in the Huaxia players. He felt that the current Huaxia players were rich and were actually weak in football. Including Wu Lei, they did not deserve to play in La Liga.
As for Xia Ruofei, it was even more impossible for him to reach the standards of a top professional player. Wasn't it because he was a shareholder of the club and wanted to play around that he could join the team?
Rich people know how to play! Puado snorted coldly in his heart.
Xia Ruofei naturally did not know the different thoughts of the players below. Even if he knew, he would not care. A player like Puado was on a much lower level than him. To put it bluntly, would a person care about what an ant thought?
Xia Ruofei walked to Ruby's side and pressed his hands down. Everyone's applause gradually subsided.
Xia Ruofei startled everyone as soon as he opened his mouth. He directly used Spanish.
He said, "On the game field and the training ground, I am an ordinary player. I will obey the instructions of the coaching team. I also hope that everyone will not treat me as a shareholder of the club. Don't give me special treatment. Everything will be the same as everyone else! I think that our goal is the same. That is to win all the way and fight for a place in the European competition! For this goal, I will do my best to help the team within the limits of my ability! "
After Xia Ruofei finished speaking, he nodded to Ruby, indicating that he could start training.
When Ruby heard Xia Ruofei say these words in Spanish, he was extremely shocked. He even wondered if the people of Huaxia were so talented in languages. It was said that Chinese was one of the most complex languages in the world. If the people of Huaxia could master such a complex language, it should be easy for them to learn languages like English, French, and Spanish! Otherwise, how could Xia Ruofei be able to speak Spanish so fluently after not seeing him for a few days?
To be honest, Xia Ruofei's impromptu speech in Spanish, other than the speed of his speech being a little slow, all of his grammar, language habits, and pronunciation were quite standard.
It would be great if Wu could master Spanish so quickly, Ruby thought to himself.
When he thought of this, his eyes could not help but drift to Wu Lei.
Wu Lei also felt Ruby's gaze. He could even guess what Ruby was thinking. He could only squeeze out a smile, which was uglier than crying, as a response to Ruby's eagerness.
Ruby motioned to the assistant coach to lead everyone to training, while he said to Xia Ruofei, "Mr. Xia, if you don't mind, I would like to arrange for you to undergo some tests first … The coaching team needs to know the details of your physical condition so that we can reasonably plan the tactics for the game the day after tomorrow and your playing time."
Ruby was also worried that Xia Ruofei's physical fitness was relatively poor, resulting in him being unable to play for a long time.
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, no problem! As I said, whether it is training or in the game, you are the highest decision maker. I will not interfere! "
Ruby was secretly relieved. To be honest, he was still a little conflicted about bringing in Xia Ruofei. On the one hand, he felt that it would be a pity not to bring in such a good killer. On the other hand, he was faintly worried that there would be a boss in the team who would order the team around and then dominate the locker room, making a mess of the team.
Of course, in the end, Ruby still could not bear to give up on accurate free kicks, which were very important for mid-tier and lower tier teams, so he still chose to bring in Xia Ruofei. However, he had always been a little nervous. He was worried that Xia Ruofei would interfere with the team's command and weaken his authority.
Xia Ruofei's two consecutive statements and practical actions made Ruby finally feel relieved.
He quickly arranged for a fitness coach to take Xia Ruofei to do a series of physical exercises, while he stayed on the training ground to lead the other players in some tactical drills. These were all things that might come in handy in the match against the Valencia team.
Ruby also focused on practicing the offense in the front field, especially emphasizing the speed of counterattacks. In addition, he also made specific requirements for the players in the front field. Once Xia Ruofei was on the field, the players in the front field had to do as much as possible to cooperate and break through as possible. They had to deliberately cause the opponent to commit a few fouls in the thirty-meter zone to win free kicks.
Generally, in that zone, the threat of a free kick was not particularly great, so the opponent's players would not pay too much attention to their movements under normal circumstances. Once they did not get the ball, the possibility of committing a foul was still very high.
Xia Ruofei went to the indoor training ground and easily completed a series of tests according to the fitness coach's requirements. He basically did not even sweat much, but the fitness coach was a little doubtful. Xia Ruofei's data was a little too perfect!
At one point, he suspected that the testing equipment had malfunctioned. If it were any other player, the fitness coach would not hesitate to ask them to do the test again, but the person standing in front of him was the club's major shareholder! He would not dare to do that even if he had the guts! He could not possibly say to Xia Ruofei, "The test just now was due to a malfunction in the equipment, and the data is inaccurate. Please do it again, please?
Do you still want to work? "
Xia Ruofei saw the fitness coach's constipated expression and could not help but ask, "Coach, is there a problem?"
"Ah! No, no … No problem! "The fitness coach quickly said.
Xia Ruofei looked at the test data in the fitness coach's hands and said with a smile, "Don't doubt the authenticity of the data. The machine is definitely not faulty. This is the objective data … If you are worried, I can do it again!"
"No need, no need!" The fitness coach quickly said. "Mr. Xia, you can go and rest first. You can join the team training in a while!"
"Okay!" Xia Ruofei heard the fitness coach say so and was happy to relax. He shrugged and said, "Thank you for your hard work today!"
"Not at all! Not at all! "the fitness coach said.
After Xia Ruofei left the indoor training ground, the fitness coach was busy again. Although he did not dare to ask Xia Ruofei to do the test again, he still could not believe the near-perfect data, so he decided to try it himself to see if there was a problem with the testing equipment.
When the fitness coach finished most of the items according to Xia Ruofei's test order and got his own data, he could not help but smile bitterly. His data was much worse than Xia Ruofei's. As a professional fitness coach, it was really embarrassing.
However, it also proved that the testing equipment was not faulty, and Xia Ruofei's data was objective and true.
The fitness coach could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. He picked up Xia Ruofei's data and walked quickly to the training ground.
He realized one thing. With Xia Ruofei's current fitness and strength, there was no need to consider how long Xia Ruofei could last in the game, because Xia Ruofei could play the whole game.
Of course, it was still up to the manager to decide whether a player could start or play the whole game. Having good fitness did not necessarily mean that a player could start. After all, Xia Ruofei had never played professional football. Except for free kicks, the coaching staff did not know much about other aspects. Moreover, Xia Ruofei had never cooperated with his teammates. In this case, the possibility of him starting was very small.
But anyway, the fitness coach felt that he had an obligation to report Xia Ruofei's data to Manager Ruby as soon as possible to provide a basis for his decision.
When the fitness coach came to the training ground, Xia Ruofei had already participated in the team's joint training.
He did not deliberately use his ability as a practitioner to perform very well. Overall, he could only be regarded as average. But even such an average performance surprised Ruby. At least in a short period of time, Ruby saw that Xia Ruofei could have a foothold in the RCD Espanyol team based on this joint training and team confrontation performance, even if he did not take into account the fact that he took free kicks.
This was far beyond Ruby's expectations.
As long as Xia Ruofei could play any role in both offense and defense except for taking free kicks, then Ruby's options for deployment would become more diverse. There would be a lot of room for maneuver, and the team's risk would be greatly reduced with Xia Ruofei on the field.
Ruby was surprised and happy.
At this time, he saw the fitness coach come over and hurriedly asked, "How is it? How is Mr Xia's data? "
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